The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has visited with defence company Rubb in Gateshead, where he outlined the benefits of defence to local jobs and industry. The company, who manufacture innovative defence structures and hangars for the military sector, welcomed Mr Williamson to its Gateshead base where he met with staff and ...
The latest Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) annual report has highlighted the Armed Forces’ important contribution to international prosperity. The study reveals through funding from the CSSF, which delivers and supports security, peacekeeping, and stability across the globe, UK military personnel played a crucial role in several cross-government programmes. The report details ...
Representatives from HALO Trust, the world’s largest humanitarian mine clearance charity, and Cobham have met with Penny Mordaunt, UK Secretary of State for International Development, in Salisbury to discuss the organisation’s Land Mine Free 2025 initiative. During the meeting, HALO Trust explained the concept of automated mine clearance and outlined how ...
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is launching a competition ‘Safely eliminating chemical and biological munitions on the battlefield ‘Don’t Blow It!’ The competition is aimed at the private sector and academia, to seek innovative solutions and approaches to accessing, disabling and/or irreversibly destroying chemical and biological weapons munitions, improvised explosive ...
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